CHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on March 21st, 2024, reviewing the new streaming series “Manhunt” – based on the bestseller by James L. Swanson – currently streaming on Apple TV+.
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Interviews: Actresses Millie Perkins, Diane Baker of ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 7, 2012 - 12:30pmCHICAGO – The year was 1959, and the film was “The Diary of Anne Frank,” based on the 1955 Pulitzer Prize winning stage play, which in turn was adapted from the famous diaries of a young girl hiding from Nazi occupiers in WWII Holland. Two actresses, Millie Perkins (Anne) and Diane Baker (her sister Margot), made their movie debuts in this renowned film.
Interviews: Barry Bostwick, Patricia Quinn of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 3, 2012 - 1:03pmCHICAGO – Let’s do the time warp again. Never have those words been truer than at the “Hollywood Celebrities & Memorabilia Show,” where two of the prominent cast members of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” – Barry Bostwick (Brad) and Patricia Quinn (Magenta) – reunited 36 years after the film was made.
Interviews: TV Stars Paul Michael Glaser, Tracey Gold, Pat Priest
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 2, 2012 - 4:16pmCHICAGO – It is always a thrill to revisit the classic TV stars from the past, and there is no better place to do so than at the “Hollywood Celebrities and Memorabilia Show” in Chicago. Paul Michael Glaser (”Starsky and Hutch”), Tracey Gold (”Growing Pains’) and Pat Priest (”The Munsters”) were at the most recent show.
Interviews: It’s 1970s Again With Walton Sisters, Pamela Sue Martin
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 31, 2011 - 6:28pmCHICAGO – This year marked the 40th anniversary of the premiere of “The Waltons,” one of the most beloved TV series of the 1970s. Two actresses who portrayed Mary Ellen and Erin Walton, Mary McDonough and Judy Norton, appeared at the “Hollywood Celebrities & Memorabilia Show,” along with Pamela Sue Martin of TV’s “The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries’ (1977).
Interviews: 1980s Icons Anthony Michael Hall, Louis Gossett Jr.
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 29, 2011 - 12:30amCHICAGO – Two actors who made a mark in film during the 1980s did it at different points in their lives. Anthony Michael Hall was a teen idol, channeling director John Hughes in “The Breakfast Club” and “Sixteen Candles.” Lou Gossett Jr. won a mid-career Oscar for his role in 1982’s “An Officer and a Gentleman.”
Interview: ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’ Star Peter Ostrum as Charlie
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 26, 2011 - 4:43pmCHICAGO – One of the great children’s films is “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” released in 1971. As the movie celebrates its 40th Anniversary with a lavish new Blu-ray package, the main child star of film, Peter Ostrum (Charlie Bucket), made an appearance at the 2011 Chicago Wizard World Comic Con.
Interview: ‘Young Adult’ Director Jason Reitman on Open-Ended, Non-Message Directing
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on December 18, 2011 - 4:58pmCHICAGO – Instead of trying to fill giant shoes in the shadows of his legendary filmmaker father Ivan Reitman (“Ghostbusters”), Jason Reitman has been successfully blazing his own path of films without message that are designed to incite your thoughts and question your actions.
Interview: Gary Oldman Finds Career Role in ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’
Submitted by BrianTT on December 13, 2011 - 11:52amCHICAGO – Gary Oldman is a living legend. He’s just as fascinating in person as one would hope after seeing him dominate his craft in films like “Sid and Nancy,” “JFK,” “The Professional,” “True Romance,” “The Fifth Element,” “Hannibal,” “Harry Potter,” “The Dark Knight,” and much more.
Interview: Tomas Alfredson Interprets ‘Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy’
Submitted by BrianTT on December 12, 2011 - 2:56pmCHICAGO – Director Tomas Alfredson (“Let the Right One In”) completely destroys the theory of the sophomore slump this week with the Chicago opening of his take on the award-winning John Le Carre novel “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy,” starring Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, John Hurt, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Jones, and Tom Hardy.
Interview: Chicago Acting in Film Meetup Founder Grace McPhillips
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 10, 2011 - 3:02pmCHICAGO – Grace McPhillips is the epitome of the Chicago actor – talented, resilient and honest. She is also an actors community activist in the Windy City, as the founder of “Chicago Acting in Film Meetup” and is an official on the council of the Screen Actors Guild in Chicago. She will host the upcoming Networking Night & Holiday Fundraiser on December 12th.